Car construction.



.T. B. HBVERLING.

GAR CONSTRUCTION.

APPLIGATIONIILED MAR.15, 1909.

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GAR CONSTRUCTION.

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UNITED OFFICE.

JOHN B. I-IlE lVERLING, OF ST. LOUIS, MISSOURI.

CAR CONSTRUCTION.

To all whom it may concern:

'Be it known that I, JOHN B. HEVERLING, a citizen of the United States,residing at St. Louis, Missouri, have invented a certain new and usefulImprovement in Car Construction, of which the following is a full,clear, and exact description, such as will enable others skilled in theart to which it appertains to make and use the same, referfulimprovement in car construction of that type which is designedespecially for carrying passengers, the ob ect being to construct a carin a simple and cheap manner whereby the framing is supported byplate-glrder sides, the posts thereof being bent inwardly to form theroof carlines.

Another object is to so arrange the side plates between these posts thatthey may be independently moved for ventilation purposes.

lVith these objects in View, the invention consists in the construction,arrangement and combination of the several parts, all as willhereinafter be described and afterward pointed out in the claims.

In the drawings, 1 represents a plate girder constituting the outer sidewall ofthe car, to the lower end of which is attached a tension angle 2.

3 is the inner plate of the plate girder side, which is spaced aparttherefrom by suitable I-beams & (see Fig. 3), constituting the postsbetween the window posts.

5 are the cross bearers or floor beams riveted to the plate girder sidesand supported in position bythe angle 2. Plates 6 are employed to closethe spaces between these beams 5, so as to provide a closed pocket inwhich is arranged mineral wool, which not only acts as asound-deadenen'but being a non-conductor of heat, will protect theheating pipes 7.

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Application filed March 15, 1909.

Patented Sept. 6, 1910. Serial No. 483,392.

wood, between which is arranged asbestos, tar or other paper, acting asa sound deadener and also to prevent the entrance of dust into the carthrough the floor.

9 are the seats which are of any proper construction, their outer endsbeing supported by angles 10 extending along the plate 3 and acting as astiffener for said plate, preventing bulging and buckling thereof.

11 are posts preferably made of wood secured between the plates 1 and 3and extending up to the roof of the car where they are bent inwardly toform the roof carlines, their ends being connected by a scarf joint, asshown in Fig. 5. The outside roof sheeting 12 is supported by thesecarlines, the ends thereof terminating under angles 13 forming faciaplates. The inside roof sheeting or veneering 14 is employed to providean inside finish, its ends terminating under a finishing molding 15.

Secured to the posts 11 are grooved molding pieces 16 (see Fig. 2) inthe lower ends of which are mounted the window sashes 17, said windowsashes being guided in their vertical movement by the grooves in saidposts and being held in their vertical positions by any of the wellknownsash-holding devices.

18 indicates a plate mounted in the outer groove or molding 16, whichouter groove terminates at its lower end just below the upper edge ofthe sash, as shown in Fig. 4. Plate 18 has an inwardly extending flangeat its lower edge to cooperate with the upper sash rail to make a tightjoint. The upper edge of plate 18 is provided with an outwardlyextending lip or flange to make a close joint with the vertical portionof the outside roof sheeting. Any suitable and well known means may beemployed for holding the plates 18 in their vertically adjustedpositions. When the plates are lowered a space is provided between theupper edges thereof and the facia plate for ventilating purposes. Theseplates 18 are independently movable and a ventilating opening, or aseries of openings, may be thus provided at any desired point in the carbody.

In the inside grooves or moldings 16 are arranged plates 19, and theseplates 19 are also held in vertically adjusted positions by any of thewell known holding means. Plates 19 serve as face shades and may bemoved up above the window sash to be entirely out of the way, ifdesired.

indicates an angle arranged at the upper edges of the plate girder sidesand constituting the window sill, the horizontal leg of said angle beingcut away for the posts 11. Angle 20 acts as a compression flange for theplate girder but may be reinforced if desired by a supplemental angle21.

From the above construction it will be noticed that the plate girdersides located beneath the window openings constitute the main carryingmembers of the car body, the parts above the window sill being carriedby these main carrying members. These carried parts are, therefore, madeas light as possible, and I prefer the use of Wood for my window postsand roof carlines, although it is obvious that commerciallyrolled steelforms could be employed, if desired. WVhere steel is used, it ispossible to bend the piece in an inverted U form and avoid the joint inthe center of the roof,

posts.

I deem it an important feature to preserve the simplicity of the designand the lightness of the parts entering into the construction because byso doing I am enabled to produce a car which is cheap and strong and onewhich is not liable to get out of order so as to need repairs, as iscommon in coaches'eonsisting of wood or metal, where ings are eitherglued, inlaid or riveted in position and have to be cleanedand kept inprime condition. Another important feature in connection with thesimplicity of the design illustrated is the fact that it is sanitary andeasily kept clean.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim is:

thus using a single piece of steel for both ornamentation prevails andwhere the mold- 1. In a car construction, the combination with plategirder sides consisting of two parallel webs having tension andcompression flanges located on the outside of said plate girder, and asupplementary reinforcing compression flange.

2. In car construction, a plate girder side having a compression flangenotched for the passage of window posts and forming a window sill orledge, and a reinforcing angle adjacent said flange and whose horizontalleg extends outwardly, from the plane of the plate girder side.

3. In a car construction, plate girder sides comprising two parallelwebs, spacing posts to which said webs are secured, a tension anglehaving its horizontal leg extending between the two Webs, floor beamssecured to the lower portion of said plate girder sides and a fillingpiece between the floor beams, forming a pocket for the retention ofnon-heat conducting, sound-deadening material.

4. In a car construction, a molding attached to Window posts fastenedbetween two plate girders and constituting a window guide, a sashmounted in said molding, a ventilating plate having a flange at itslower edge for cooperating with the upper sash rail and being movable toprovide an opening near the upper portion of the car, said plate havinga flange at its upper edge for cooperating with the side-plate and aface shade movable opposite the sash opening.

In testimony whereof I hereunto afiix my signature in the presence oftwo Witnesses, this 13th day of March, 1909.

JOHN B. HEVERLING.

Witnesses:

F. R. CORNWALL, LENORE CLARK.

